Politifact.com: Statements from Jon Runyanhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/jon-runyan/Statements from Jon Runyan reviewed by Politifact.comen-usThu, 20 Sep 2012 07:30:00 -0400Jon Runyan - Jon Runyan says if nothing is done to stop $700 billion in cuts from Medicare, some of the program’s accounts will disappear in less than a decadehttp://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2012/sep/20/jon-runyan/jon-runyan-says-if-nothing-done-stop-700-billion-c/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Jon Runyan says if nothing is done to stop $700 billion in cuts from Medicare, some of the program’s accounts will disappear in less than a decade
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<p> Medicare&rsquo;s finances face a troubled future and according to U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan, the national health care law is hastening the program&rsquo;s decline. Runyan, who is running for another term against Democrat Shelley Adler on Nov. 6, sounded his warning in an interview posted online on Sept. 17 with Townsquare Media New Jersey. Runyan (R-3rd Dist.) said, &quot;for those of you that are still in the workforce and have the ability to manage for retirement, we have to have a serious discussion on how to preserve Medicare for the long haul because if ...</p> <a href="/new-jersey/statements/2012/sep/20/jon-runyan/jon-runyan-says-if-nothing-done-stop-700-billion-c/">>> More</a>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:30:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2012/sep/20/jon-runyan/jon-runyan-says-if-nothing-done-stop-700-billion-c/Jon Runyan - Jon Runyan claims Affordable Care Act cuts Medicare program by $500 billionhttp://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2012/jun/29/jon-runyan/jon-runyan-claims-barack-obamas-health-care-includ/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Jon Runyan claims Affordable Care Act cuts Medicare program by $500 billion
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<p> A discredited claim is making a comeback following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding most of the national health care reform law. U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan said in a press release on Thursday that the law, formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, makes cuts to Medicare. &quot;My constituents simply cannot afford the $500 billion in new tax increases and $500 billion in Medicare cuts required to pay for this flawed legislation, nor can our economy sustain the job-killing mandates and regulations it imposes,&quot; Runyan, a Republican representing parts of ...</p> <a href="/new-jersey/statements/2012/jun/29/jon-runyan/jon-runyan-claims-barack-obamas-health-care-includ/">>> More</a>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:30:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2012/jun/29/jon-runyan/jon-runyan-claims-barack-obamas-health-care-includ/Jon Runyan - Rep. Jon Runyan claims Medicare “will be gone in eight years, if we do nothing to it&quot;http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2012/may/20/jon-runyan/rep-jon-runyan-claims-medicare-will-be-gone-eight-/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Rep. Jon Runyan claims Medicare “will be gone in eight years, if we do nothing to it"
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<p> Do nothing, U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan said, and the nearly 50-year-old Medicare program will vanish in eight years. Runyan, a Republican representing parts of southern New Jersey, sounded that alarm during a May 4 interview with Michael Aron on NJTV&rsquo;s &quot;On the Record.&quot; &quot;I was elected to make those hard (decisions) and have those serious discussions, and kicking the can down the road and not having those discussions and putting ideas out there on how to solve them, and how to actually preserve these programs for future generations, &lsquo;cause as we sit right ...</p> <a href="/new-jersey/statements/2012/may/20/jon-runyan/rep-jon-runyan-claims-medicare-will-be-gone-eight-/">>> More</a>Sun, 20 May 2012 07:30:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2012/may/20/jon-runyan/rep-jon-runyan-claims-medicare-will-be-gone-eight-/Jon Runyan - New Jersey Rep. Jon Runyan claims debt ceiling compromise links “a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts for the first time ever”http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2011/sep/09/jon-runyan/new-jersey-rep-jon-runyan-claims-debt-ceiling-comp/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | New Jersey Rep. Jon Runyan claims debt ceiling compromise links “a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts for the first time ever”
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<p> With a recent deal to raise the nation&rsquo;s debt ceiling, U.S. Rep. Jon Runyan said he is helping to make history. About a month after voting for the bipartisan proposal, Runyan (R-3rd Dist.) distributed a mailer highlighting some of the benefits of the legislation, known as the Budget Control Act of 2011. The mailer was posted Sept. 3 on bluejersey.com, a left-leaning blog. According to the mailer, Runyan&rsquo;s support of the bill will &quot;directly link a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts for the first time ever.&quot; Fact checkers across ...</p> <a href="/new-jersey/statements/2011/sep/09/jon-runyan/new-jersey-rep-jon-runyan-claims-debt-ceiling-comp/">>> More</a>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:15:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2011/sep/09/jon-runyan/new-jersey-rep-jon-runyan-claims-debt-ceiling-comp/